--- title: Calvin Harris Says "All Hell Broke Loose" After Taylor Swift description: In a new interview, the world-famous DJ notes that the aftermath of his relationship with pop star Swift became something of a media circus. canonical: https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-07T21:11:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:16.911Z og:title: Calvin Harris: 'All Hell Broke Loose' After Taylor Swift og:description: The DJ says that the aftermath of the couple's breakup was less than ideal. og:url: https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5449a842623f933c/6988a52df887dc08d1e9754e/calvin-harris-closeup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: iHeartRadio Music Awards og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Calvin Harris: 'All Hell Broke Loose' After Taylor Swift twitter:description: The DJ says that the aftermath of the couple's breakup was less than ideal. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5449a842623f933c/6988a52df887dc08d1e9754e/calvin-harris-closeup.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Calvin Harris on How 'All Hell Broke Loose' After He and Taylor Swift Broke Up  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 7, 2016 9:11 PM UTC  DJ Calvin Harris arrives at iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 3, 2016 in Inglewood, California. DJ Calvin Harris arrives at iHeartRadio Music Awards on April 3, 2016 in Inglewood, California.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 7, 2016 9:11 PM UTC It happened so quickly: one day, Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston were [caught up in a whirlwind of romantic summer activities.](http://time.com/4293781/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-marriage-vogue/?iid=sr-link6) Soon after, they had [cordially split](http://time.com/4356036/calvin-harris-taylor-swift-breakup/?iid=sr-link5), according to [_People_](http://www.people.com/article/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-split). Then came the internet reactions, [social media commentary](http://time.com/4370822/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-instagram-twitter/?iid=sr-link1), and [plenty of public declarations](http://time.com/4404762/calvin-harris-twitter-taylor-swift-this-is-what-you-came-for/?iid=sr-link2). After the dissolution of Swift’s relationship with Calvin Harris, the viral phenomenon known as “Hiddleswift” began, and Harris appeared to explore his bachelor status [at yacht parties](https://www.instagram.com/p/BHPzt61Avez/?taken-by=calvinharris). In a new interview [with British _GQ_](http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/calvin-harris-taylor-swift), the world-famous DJ and [model](https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvyJ6uAFmt/?taken-by=calvinharris) shared his take on the his public 15-month relationship with Swift. --- > “” --- He went on to explain “that Twitter thing.” --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/"},"headline":"Calvin Harris on How 'All Hell Broke Loose' After He and Taylor Swift Broke Up","datePublished":"2016-09-07T21:11:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:36:16.911Z","description":"\"I'm not good at being a celebrity.\"","url":"https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5449a842623f933c/6988a52df887dc08d1e9754e/calvin-harris-closeup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5449a842623f933c/6988a52df887dc08d1e9754e/calvin-harris-closeup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"iHeartRadio Music Awards","caption":"iHeartRadio Music Awards","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4482852/calvin-harris-on-how-all-hell-broke-loose-after-he-and-taylor-swift-broke-up/","name":"Calvin Harris on How 'All Hell Broke Loose' After He and Taylor Swift Broke Up"}}]}] ```